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Topic Review (Newest First)

06-06-2013 03:51 AM

Couesfanatic

Hows this going? This has tons of potential.

03-05-2013 03:07 AM

jkan0228

Quote:

Originally Posted by assasin6547

Really nice fissidens carpet. It's starting to fill in awesomely.

Thanks! Looking at it now, it'll take a few trims before it fills in completely over the mesh to where I want it to be

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geniusdudekiran

Geez man, I'd never pay that much for that many of those guys largely because I can never keep them in the tank

Lol that's why you cut a piece of plexiglass to fit the top

I got 20 for like $44 shipped? Still way cheaper than my LFS

03-04-2013 03:02 AM

Geniusdudekiran

Quote:

Originally Posted by jkan0228

Thanks Kiran!

There are currently 9 in there working hard on whatever algae is left. The oto is slacking on those diatoms on the glass, might need to give him a hand

Geez man, I'd never pay that much for that many of those guys largely because I can never keep them in the tank

03-04-2013 01:24 AM

assasin6547

Really nice fissidens carpet. It's starting to fill in awesomely.

03-04-2013 12:56 AM

jkan0228

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geniusdudekiran

Nice Amano army you got there Jeff

Thanks Kiran!

There are currently 9 in there working hard on whatever algae is left. The oto is slacking on those diatoms on the glass, might need to give him a hand

03-04-2013 12:24 AM

Geniusdudekiran

Nice Amano army you got there Jeff

03-03-2013 11:12 PM

jkan0228

Quote:

Originally Posted by gnod

1. love the tank and fissidens idea! hope it carpets well for you.
2. i like the choice of fish but...isn't 10-15 a little high for a mini S?

1. The carpet is getting there, slowly but surely. I wanna try and find a way to get them to grow thicker, maybe just a short period use of CO2

2. I always thought I could go on the higher side with a 2211 since the filter itself also increases the total water volume.

03-01-2013 03:55 AM

gnod

1. love the tank and fissidens idea! hope it carpets well for you.
2. i like the choice of fish but...isn't 10-15 a little high for a mini S?

03-01-2013 02:51 AM

jkan0228

|Jeff's ADA Mini Fissidens Mini S| Stock suggestions?

Yea I think I might go with Boraras Maculatus with a few pygmies. The Amanos will actually be bigger than the Cories so I don't see them as a threat or a disturbance.

I'm thinking either 15 Boraras Maculatus or 10 Boraras Maculatus with a few pygmies.

Any experiences on the schooling behavior of Boraras Maculatus?

Half the clean up crew

02-27-2013 04:19 AM

bluestems

Quote:

Originally Posted by jkan0228

Theres some minor algae in there right now, spirogyra, BBA and hair algae to be specific but the amanos will take care of that sooner or later. Moss is growing in quite nice, will do an update once the moss is cleaned up and everything is nice and clean.

Pygmy cories and rasbora maculatas get along really well, and are playful with good personalities for micro fish.

Cories though can be too active for shrimp, so if you plan on keeping the amanos, you might reconsider the cories.

Also, I don't think Amanos eat that type of algae... at least they don't in my tank.

Look forward to seeing an updated picture!

02-27-2013 01:53 AM

jkan0228

Theres some minor algae in there right now, spirogyra, BBA and hair algae to be specific but the amanos will take care of that sooner or later. Moss is growing in quite nice, will do an update once the moss is cleaned up and everything is nice and clean.